United Financial Bancorp Names Stephen F. Roche as New SVP, Greater Hartford Commercial Banking
November 10, 2015 at 01:08 pm EST
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United Financial Bancorp, Inc. and United Bank of Glastonbury, Conn., announced that they have appointed Stephen F. Roche of Glastonbury, Conn. as senior vice president responsible for managing and leading the commercial banking team that covers the bank's Greater Hartford market area. Roche, an experienced Commercial & Industrial (C&I) banker and senior leader in the Connecticut market for three decades, comes to United Bank after a nearly 15 year career at TD Bank, where he most recently held the role of senior vice president and regional manager responsible for managing a team of middle market bankers in Connecticut.
Roche replaces Robert Kell who has taken on another critical leadership role at United Bank as senior vice president and business banking team leader, where the bank will leverage his management and credit skills in the implementation of strategies for new business. United Bank (established in 1882) and Rockville Bank (established 1858) completed a transformational merger of equals to create the premier community bank in New England with 52 branches in two states and over USD 5.8 billion in assets.
United Financial Bancorp, Inc. is a bank holding company. The Company, through its subsidiary United Bank (the Bank) and various subsidiaries, delivers financial services to individuals, families and businesses in Connecticut and Massachusetts, including retail, commercial and consumer banking, as well as financial advisory services. The Company's operations include the delivery of loan and deposit products to customers. Personal and business banking customers also bank with the Company online through its Website at www.bankatunited.com, as well as its mobile and telephone banking channels. The Company originates commercial loans, commercial real estate loans, residential and commercial construction loans, residential real estate loans collateralized by one- to four-family residences, home equity lines of credit and fixed rate loans and other consumer loans. The principal lending activity of the Bank is to originate loans secured by first mortgages on one- to four-family residences.